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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to engage with others about illustrative work

initiative and enterprise skills to experiment with illustration techniques to produce different effects

learning skills to refine and improve a range of techniques

literacy skills to interpret illustration briefs and research information about illustration

numeracy skills to deal with technical illustration concepts

selfmanagement and planning skills to plan work tasks

technical skills to evaluate adapt and integrate a range of illustration techniques

technology skills to use industrystandard illustration software

Required knowledge

role of experimentation in developing and refining illustrative work

techniques materials tools and equipment and their application to illustrative work

types of briefs for illustrative work

formal elements and principles of design and their application to illustrative work

ideas techniques and work of other illustrators

history and theory of design in relation to illustrative work

elements and principles of design and how they may be used, adapted and challenged in the creation of illustrations

intellectual property issues and legislation and their relevance to illustrative work

OHS requirements for illustrative work

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

produce multiple examples of illustrative work that meet the requirements of briefs

demonstrate a command of selected illustration techniques

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

briefs on which to base illustrative work

equipment and tools used to produce illustrative work

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct observation of illustrative work in progress including exploration of and experimentation with techniques

evaluation of illustrative work produced by the candidate

questioning and discussion about the candidates intentions and the work outcome

review of portfolios of evidence

review of thirdparty reports from experienced practitioners

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands eg literacy and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

BSBDESA Generate design solutions

BSBDES401A Generate design solutions

BSBDESA Interpret and respond to a design brief

BSBDES402A Interpret and respond to a design brief.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Specifications may refer to:	audience medium purpose style.
Briefs are usually prepared by a commissioning body or organisation and may be:	diagrammatic verbal visual written.
Illustrative work may be for:	advertisements architectural illustration books caricature cartoon children’s book development of techniques experimentation and exploration illustrations for urban planning layout design logos magazines mock-ups posters story boards for animation storybooks technical, anatomical and botanical illustration wordmarks web design.
Parameters and constraintsmay refer to:	client’s organisational background cost finished art requirements considerations, such as: contractual copyright ethical health and safety legal material characteristics product characteristics and statistics subject matter quantity technology timeframe.
Relevant peoplemay include:	clients colleagues industry practitioners managers mentors supervisors.
Work space needs may include:	drafting table electronic equipment lighting and power requirements process-specific needs.
Materials may include:	board canvas charcoal crayons fabrics found surfaces glues graphite inks marker pens pastels pencils range of papers of different weights and textures vellum water-based and oil-based paints and mediums wood.
Tools and equipment may include:	computer and software applications for illustration digital camera photocopier (black and white and colour) printer range of brushes, including air brushes scanner scrapers handmade pen from bamboo or feather spatulas sponges spray cans steel nibs in pen holders sticks.
Preliminary visual representations may involve:	computer-aided exploration sketching.
Approaches may encompass:	aesthetic considerations choice of medium and materials parameters of the brief solutions in terms of illustration.
Criteria may relate to:	access to materials, tools and equipment required for the production of illustrative work access to specialist support services consistency with illustration briefs ease of application personal affinity with medium and materials.
Strategies to test techniques may involve:	exploring techniques by making practice pieces, test pieces, mock-ups or samples testing materials and their application.
Techniques may include:	calligraphy cartooning collage digital imaging drawing for animation lettering line drawing mixed media stencilling tonal drawing types of painting: watercolour, gouache and oil painting.
Process followed to refine the design approach may involve:	adjustment to content adjustment to take account of elements and principles of design adjustment to use extended capabilities of techniques.
Process used to document the approach may involve:	final sketches material samples photographs written rationale or description.